Thanks.
But I already have EJ89 and happy with it.
Looking for my one best blade. But don't imagine it will be Treet.
Croma?
Rockwell 6s vs 6c
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Croma?
I have a 6C due in the mail tomorrow.
I have both and use the 6S the most...
Thank you changr, for this this excellent post!
I'm a numbers guy, and appreciate what you've done here.
I've been daily driving a DE89, and am looking to bump-up the aggressiveness a bit. The 6C looks like exactly what I'd like, but I had some concerns since it seems by to be thought of as relatively mild by some. So I hestated, if the 6C would indeed be more aggressive (than the DE89).
Now, I feel a bit more confident in pulling the trigger on one.
If I can get a slightly more aggressive DE89 type shaving experience, I'l be very happy.
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I have a 6C and I agree that it feels very mild.
Even with the 6 plate,it feels very smooth and fairly mild to me.
And yet it gives a very nice BBS on 6.
The R41 MIGHT shave a tad bit closer--and that is a strong might.
But if I shave with the R41 multiple days in a row, my face gets a little tender.
And the R41 isn't nearly as smooth and comfortable during the shave as the 6C.
I have a Fatip, Futur, R41, Ikon Tech, Old Type, 37C slant, NEW LC and SC, 34C, DE89, and a few others.
The 6C has become my favorite for a daily driver. It is the best combination of comfortable and close that I have tried.
I'm sure always open to trying something better, but so far the 6C is my favorite everyday razor.
Even with the 6 plate,it feels very smooth and fairly mild to me.
And yet it gives a very nice BBS on 6.
The R41 MIGHT shave a tad bit closer--and that is a strong might.
But if I shave with the R41 multiple days in a row, my face gets a little tender.
And the R41 isn't nearly as smooth and comfortable during the shave as the 6C.
I have a Fatip, Futur, R41, Ikon Tech, Old Type, 37C slant, NEW LC and SC, 34C, DE89, and a few others.
The 6C has become my favorite for a daily driver. It is the best combination of comfortable and close that I have tried.
I'm sure always open to trying something better, but so far the 6C is my favorite everyday razor.
Would you care to compare/contrast the 6C to your DE89? Especially in terms of aggressiveness?
I'm considering buying the 6C, and am hoping to get more aggression than my current DE89.
I would use the word efficient more than aggressive.
It is a much closer shaver than the DE 89.
Thank you!
From my experience, there's no comparison.
The DE89 is mild and not very efficient (for me).
The Rockwell is mild (up to plate 4) and very, very efficient. Plates 5 and 6 are a tad much for my skin in terms of aggression and you can imagine the efficiency is crazy good.
Plate 4 is my maximum and usually go on plate 3 for daily shaves with a sharp blade (polsilver).
I'd say the mildness of the DE89 is equal to plate 2 but the efficiency of the Rockwell is much higher as i can get a DFS on plate 2, which i could never get from the DE89.
Regarding similarity there are my Rockwells, 6C on the left and 6S right, plate number 4
Besides the C base plate having a more rounded leading edge than the S, the blade gap jumped out at me!Regarding similarity there are my Rockwells, 6C on the left and 6S right, plate number 4
Are these the same # base plates? The C blade gap looks significantly larger than the S!
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You're right, of course. However, if I were picking one to hand down to the next generation, I wouldn't pick the Rockwell.
Yes, base plates are the same, #4 on both razors. This gap difference is present from 1-6 base plate, always bigger gap on 6C. Plate #3 on 6C have equal gap to plate #4 on 6S for example (as someone also mention before).
Thanks for the reply. Wow!
I'm not sure what to make of this, because Rockwell seems to have only one general table of blade gaps in their website FAQ:
Here is a breakdown of our blade gaps for each shave size:
R1: 0.008" (0.20 mm)
R2: 0.014" (0.35 mm)
R3: 0.019" (0.48 mm)
R4: 0.024" (0.61 mm)
R5: 0.027" (0.69 mm)
R6: 0.031" (0.79 mm)
Reference: Rockwell Razors
The thing is: The base plate edge is different between the two razors, so does that mean the blade gap was changed to accommodate a difference in shave quality characteristics of the different base plate designs? Or is the 6C dialed in a step more aggressive?
I hope it's the latter, because my only fear with the Rockwell is that it may not leave me enough headroom to grown in terms of aggression.
But that didn't stop me from ordering it!
The answer from Gareth from Rockwell on Reddit some 10 months ago (same matter)
"The blade gaps of the 6C are designed to mimic the 6S but may be off by extremely small amounts due to the different metals / manufacturing methods"
Ah, thank you again.
Well I haven't even tried mine yet, but I think I prefer it one plate more aggressive.
I contacted Rockwell Razors, excellent service, and they will send me replacement top cap as soon as they have them in stock. Shaving with my 6S is different then with 6C, definitely rougher and less efficient.
Did you have the V1, perhaps?
No, last V2 version recently bought
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